Portraits of Icelandic nature by Olafsson Art

Nature is also a matter of perspective and perception. From one vantage point, the naturalist or the artist may survey the ecological landscape and see individual species, habitats, or interactions, while from another viewpoint nature appears only as integrated communities or ecosystems of closely inter-related organisms and environments.

At one time or another, Olafsson has assumed each of these viewpoints and his paintings reflect the full gamut of perspectives and perceptions.